Promise of the Lowcountry Scholarship Grant

Promise of the Lowcountry Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
Last Updated: October 20, 2025

Summary

The Promise of the Lowcountry Scholarship, offered by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, aims to support high school seniors from Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, or Colleton counties with financial need. This scholarship provides opportunities for students pursuing post-secondary education at accredited institutions. With a commitment to enhancing community welfare, the foundation has invested over $125 million since its inception, fostering educational growth and empowerment in the Lowcountry region.

Overview

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry In 1994, a group of visionary Lowcountry community leaders recognized the need to create a community foundation. Through the sale of the nonprofit Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island Foundation, Inc. was born, with a mission to provide philanthropic leadership to a growing community. In 2001, our service area expanded to include northern Beaufort County, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. To reflect this, our name changed to Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. With more than $125 million invested in the Lowcountry area since 1994, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is the largest source of unrestricted philanthropic resources dedicated to Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. Throughout our history, we have expanded our services, undertaken important initiatives and altered our course to ensure we’re serving the needs of the Lowcountry. We provide donors and nonprofits the steadfast philanthropic leadership to transform, empower and enhance the communities we serve. Mission: Strengthening community by connecting people, resources, and needs. Vision: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is a committed philanthropic partner, providing leadership, support, and resources to ensure that all people within our region are thriving. Purpose: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is dedicated to helping donors, nonprofit organizations and other community members make a difference in the lives of Lowcountry citizens. Our positive impact is achieved by bringing together financial resources, knowledge and collaborative networks to serve community needs. Promise of the Lowcountry Scholarship The Promise of the Lowcountry Scholarship Fund will provide post-secondary scholarship opportunities for qualified students scheduled to graduate from a high school located in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton or Colleton counties in South Carolina. The scholarship will focus on providing support for applicants with a high degree of demonstrated financial need and with plans to pursue a post-secondary education through an accredited technical, trade, or vocational school, college or university.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. High School senior graduating from a public high school in Community Foundation of the Lowcountry’s service area, limited to Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and/or Jasper Counties, demonstrating strong financial need. The applicant must have been accepted to, and will be attending an accredited South Carolina public accredited technical, trade, vocational school, college or university. Applicant must plan to pursue a degree or certificate program. The applicant must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on the SCUGP scale